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Broughan grabs win as pacesetters cop jumped start penalties

A cracking first race in the 2025-2026 Bridgestone GR86 Championship saw Blenheim’s Arthur Broughan take his debut win after front row drivers Chris White and champion Hugo Allan were both given fi...

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White and Broughan secure pole positions for opening weekend races

Friday practice pace setter Chris White took pole position for the Bridgestone GR86 Championship opening race at Hampton Downs this morning, but young gun Arthur Broughan bagged the fastest time...

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White shows early form as Bridgestone GR86 Championship limbers up

Chris White and new team Neale Motorsport showed intent as the Toyota field took to the track for the first day of official practice at Round 1 of the 2025-2026 Bridgestone GR86 Championship....

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Closest ever Toyota championship a mouthwatering prospect

Fifteen cars will head out onto the track for the first round of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship when it gets underway at Hampton Downs this weekend and it is a compact field containing more Toyo...

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Title contender Bethune late addition to Bridgestone GR86 field

Josh Bethune is a late addition to the field for the 2025-2026 Bridgestone GR86 Championship which gets under way this weekend at Hampton Downs, but if all goes to plan he maintains he will be able...

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Barnes back on NZ tarmac after impressive Bathurst

Eighteen year old Cooper Barnes will join the grid for the Bridgestone GR86 Championship opener this coming weekend. A winner in state championship races in karting, Barnes has solid pace in the...

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Murphy eyeing up possible title challenge with Syndicate

Christchurch racer Cormac Murphy is back for a third season in Toyota 86, joining impressive newcomers Syndicate Motorsport for a season where he hopes to turn his outright speed into a championshi...

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McGill playing catch-up but hunting Rookie title success

Lucas McGill hadn’t done much time at all in a Toyota GR86 racing car before winning the Tony Quinn Scholarship and securing a season in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship, but he’s been hard at wor...

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White impresses at Bathurst

Christchurch motorsport star Chris White – Rookie winner in the 2024-2025 Bridgestone GR86 Championship – made his Bathurst debut over the weekend on the support bill for the Bathurst 1000 – and sa...

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Title defence logical next step for Allan

Inaugural Bridgestone GR86 champion Hugo Allan is back to defend his title in the forthcoming season. The 21-year-old Auckland-based driver will remain with iMac Race Engineering but will step aboa...

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